Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.~Matthew 6:27;31 & 33
Can you add a single hour to your life by worrying? I know that I can’t add any time to my day, but unfortunately I have learned how to “lose” it. Worrying about a problem or dilemma paralyzes me. It traps my mind like a video game trying to play out the varying scenarios and sequences of possible outcomes. I don’t know what the outcome will be so I loose focus, waste time, and increase my frustrations and stress level.
Worrying is really a byproduct of fear and as long as I focused on the problem I delay myself from going to the One who has every solution and knows every outcome. I delay myself from the peace and knowledge that God did give me a spirit of fear, but rather power, love, and sound mind ( 2 Timothy 1:7).
He also gives me wisdom and discernment and what I don’t know I can ask Him to reveal it to me (James 1:5). He already instructed me how to deal with worry. He tells me not to do so. He tells me to turn the wasted energy of worry into the intentional purpose of seeking Him and His righteousness. He instructs me to trust Him. He knows my needs; the physical and the spiritual and He will provide me with both of them.
I don’t know if my job will be there tomorrow. I don’t know if I will wake up in pain tomorrow. I don’t know if I will be able to do this and that tomorrow. I don’t know and that’s okay because I DO KNOW that He is with me now and will be with then. I DO KNOW
that He is my Shepherd and I shall not want. The troubles of this day are merely shadows and He will see me safely through ( Psalm 23).
Lord, I told you that I needed You and always You come through and I thank You. I thank you for the instruction on how to deal with worry. Father I cast the burden of worry and fear onto You. Help me to leave it with You. May I be intentional in my seeking of You. Keep me humble and bowed before You. In Jesus name. Amen
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ReplyDeleteJennifer, I have been struggling with giving my situation to God and trusting Him with regard to my job since right before Christmas. I work as a one on one in the school and have had a difficult time finding the right client. I have kept praying and trying to place all my trust in God but realize I keep taking back the problem. Last week the Lord finally gave me peace about this and this week I may have a new client. When I finally let go, God can work. Thank you for your blog, your willingness to share God's work in you, and your trust in the Father's unconditional love and protection. May the Lord continue to bless you.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your testimony to faithfulness and goodness of the Lord. God is good and greatly to be praised.
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